Phog Allen
Phog Allen's statue in front of Allen Field House in Lawrence , Kansas
Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen (born November 18, 1885 in Jamesport , Missouri , † September 16, 1974 in Lawrence , Kansas ) was an American college basketball coach . As coach of the Kansas Jayhawks , the team at the University of Kansas , he won the NCAA championships twice . The University of Kansas basketball hall is named after him ( Allen Field House , popularly often just The Phog ).
For his career achievement, Allen was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 .
See also
Web links
- Phog Allen in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 (in English).
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| SURNAME | Allen, Phog |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen, Forrest Clare (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jamesport , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1974 |
| Place of death | Lawrence , Kansas |